AlreadyChecked is an affiliate recommendation business.

When a reader buys through certain links, AlreadyChecked may earn a commission. We intentionally focus much of our research and recommendation work on products and services where a legitimate affiliate relationship can support the business.

What the affiliate relationship can affect

• Which categories and products we prioritize researching.
• Which qualified products we put most prominently in front of a buyer.
• Which merchant destination a purchase button uses.

What it does not justify

• Calling a product a good fit when the evidence says it is not.
• Hiding a material limitation that could change the decision.
• Inventing a price, feature, guarantee, result, or customer outcome.
• Presenting a paid relationship as if no commercial relationship exists.

How we choose a recommendation

We begin with the customer's actual problem. We prefer to solve that problem with a partner we can legitimately refer the customer to. The partner still has to meet the use case well enough for the recommendation to make sense. When a non-partner alternative materially changes the decision, we can mention it so the recommendation is not misleading.

How monetized links are shown

Affiliate destinations are marked with a clear disclosure on the page or immediately around the purchase path. Merchant prices, promotions and terms can change after our last check, so the destination page remains the final source for current checkout terms.